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ἔλλοψ

ἔλλοψ, mute

ἔλλοψ, οπος, ὁ, ἡ,
  • epith. of fish (exc. ἔλλοπι κούρᾳ, of Echo, Theoc. Syrinx 18), expld. as dumb by Hsch. (also by δασεῖς, τραχεῖς, ποικίλοι), but perh. rather, scaly (cf. λεπίς): ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς Hes. Sc. 212; ἔλλοπος μυνδοῦ δίκην Lyc. 1375:—also ἔλλοπος, Emp. 117: or ἐλλός, ἰχθύες ἐλλοί Titanomach. Fr. 4; ἐλλοῖς ἰχθύσιν S. Aj. 1297.
    • II as Subst., fish, in general, Nic. Al. 481, Lyc. 600, Opp. H. 2.658, 3.55, 89; fem., Lyc. 796.
      • 2 an unknown sea-fish, Arist. HA 505a15, etc.; also ἔλοψ, Epich. 71, Archestr. Fr. 11.1, Matro Conv. 69, Apio ap. Ath. 7.294f, Plu. Sollert. 2.979c; identified with ἱερὸς ἰχθῦς by Ael. NA 8.28.
      • 3 a serpent, Nic. Th. 490.

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